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INDIA: CM's pat for two TOI photographers Two 'TOI' and two 'Mumbai Mirror' photographers honored at awards ceremony The Times of India Thursday, February 19, 2009 Mumbai --- "Had it not been for photographer Shriram Vernekar, we wouldn't have got crucial evidence to link terrorist Ajmal Kasab with the 26/11terror strikes,'' said chief minister Ashok Chavan after presenting awards to 13 braveheart photojournalists at a function at Press Club in Mumbai on Wednesday. Chavan said every photographer who captured Mumbai during the terror strike, had risked his or her life in the line of duty. "It was a nightmare which we hope will never be repeated,'' he said. There is a lot of expectation from the new government, which was ready to overcome the crisis, he added. Two TOI photographers, Shriram Vernekar and Tejal Pandey, and two Mumbai Mirror photographers, Sebastian D'Souza and Sachin Haralkar, were honoured at the event, where a calendar bearing award-winning photographs was also released. Date Posted: 2/19/2009
